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Symbology — Sym*bol o*gy, n. [Symbol + logy.] The art of expressing by symbols. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
symbology — 1840, from Mod.L. symbolia (from Gk. symbolon; see SYMBOL (Cf. symbol)) + OLOGY (Cf. ology) … Etymology dictionary
symbology — [sim bäl′ə jē] n. [ SYMBO(L) + LOGY] 1. the study or interpretation of symbols 2. representation or expression by means of symbols; symbolism … English World dictionary
Symbology — Also known as processual symbolic analysis, symbology was developed by Victor Turner in the mid 1970s to refer to the use of symbols within cultural contexts, in particular ritual. In anthropology, symbology originated as part of Victor Turner s… … Wikipedia
Symbology (disambiguation) — Symbology may refer to: * Comparative symbology, AKA processual symbolic analysis , as described by Victor Turner in 1974, Liminal to liminoid in play, flow, and ritual: An essay in comparative symbology. Rice University Studies 60(3):53 92. **… … Wikipedia
symbology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: symbol + logy Date: 1840 1. the art of expression by symbols 2. the study or interpretation of symbols 3. a system of symbols … New Collegiate Dictionary
symbology — symbological /sim beuh loj i keuhl/, adj. symbologist, n. /sim bol euh jee/, n. 1. the study of symbols. 2. the use of symbols; symbolism. [1830 40; by haplology, symbolo (comb. form of SYMBOL) + LOGY] * * * … Universalium
symbology — study of symbols Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
symbology — n. study of symbols; use of symbols, art of representing by symbols; symbolism, expression of an idea by means of symbols (as in art, literature, etc.); system of symbols; symbols as a group … English contemporary dictionary
symbology — noun the study or use of symbols. ↘symbols collectively … English new terms dictionary
